Our church building has been in our community for about a hundred years, but for the last few years, the already small congregation has been losing someone to death every few months. It weighs heavily on my heart that all the remaining parishioners are elderly and there is little chance of keeping our church

Lord, when I speak in your good name, Keep me free of any blame. Let my teaching be just and true, The exact message meant by you; And let me live in a Christian way So people believe the words I say; And most important, through my vocation, Help some struggler

The faces of Christians might not shine with a light so bright you have to look away as did the face of Moses after he met God and talked to him face to face, but there is a Christian light that shines on the faces of Christians everywhere.

I was in downtown Indy yesterday for a business meeting, and I walked through Super Bowl Village on my way back to my car. There was a large zip line going high above the street for 2 blocks. The church facing the zip line, St. John the Evangelist, got very creative with this sign

My Son’s voice was fading. Head leaning against the back of the opened fold-up chair, I faced the warmth of the morning sun. Legs stretched out, I propped my feet on top of the fence that kept small children and adults alike from dropping and flaying in the waters that surrounded the small metal